Forms of the word

Dictionary
ὁ, ἡ, τό
Greek transliteration
ho
Simplified transliteration
ho

Numbers

Strong's number
3588
GK Number
3836

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
19867
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2b)
Gloss
(often not translated) the, this, that, who
Definition
the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ὁ δέ, the one the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28

Greek-English Concordance for ὁ

John 18:31 Then Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” The (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put any one to death.”
John 18:32 This was to fulfill the (ho | | nom sg masc) word that Jesus had spoken indicating what kind of death he was going to die.
John 18:33 Then Pilate entered his (to | τό | acc sg neut) headquarters again, summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the (ho | | nom sg masc) king of the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) Jews?”
John 18:35 Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
John 18:36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my subjects would be fighting to prevent me from being handed over to the (tois | τοῖς | dat pl masc) Jews; but as it is my kingdom is not from here.”
John 18:37 Therefore Pilate said to him, “So you are a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king! The reason for which I was born and have come into the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) world, is that I should bear witness to the ( | τῇ | dat sg fem) truth. Everyone who (ho | | nom sg masc) is of the (tēs | τῆς | gen sg fem) truth listens to my voice.”
John 18:38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” And having said this he went out again to the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) Jews and said to them, “I find no basis for an accusation against him.
John 18:39 But you have a custom that I should release someone for you at the ( | τῷ | dat sg neut) Passover. So do you want me to release for you the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) king of the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) Jews?”
John 18:40 They shouted back, saying, “Not that man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.
John 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
John 19:2 And the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) soldiers twisted some thorns into a crown and placed it on his head, and they threw a purple robe around him.
John 19:3 Then they kept coming up to him, saying, “Hail, king of the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) Jews!” and slapping him in the face.
John 19:4 Once more Pilate went out and said to them, “Look, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no basis for an accusation against him.”
John 19:5 So Jesus came out, wearing the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) crown of thorns and the (to | τό | acc sg neut) purple robe; and Pilate said to them, “Look, the (ho | | nom sg masc) man!”
John 19:6 When the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) chief priests and the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) officers saw him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him; for I find no basis for an accusation against him.”
John 19:7 The (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
John 19:8 Now when Pilate heard this statement, he became even more afraid.
John 19:9 He went back into his (to | τό | acc sg neut) headquarters and said to ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
John 19:10 So Pilate said to him, “Are you not going to talk to me? You know, do you not, that I have the authority to release you and I have the authority to crucify you?”
John 19:11 Jesus said, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. That is why the (ho | | nom sg masc) man who handed me over to you has a greater sin.”
John 19:12 From that point on Pilate tried to release him, but the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) Jews kept shouting out, saying, “If you release this man, you are no ‘Friend of (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) Caesar.’ Anyone who (ho | | nom sg masc) claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”
John 19:13 On hearing these words, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s bench in the place called “Stone Pavement,” or in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.”
John 19:14 Now it was the day of Preparation for the (tou | τοῦ | gen sg neut) Passover, about noon. Pilate said to the (tois | τοῖς | dat pl masc) Jews, “Here is your king!”
John 19:15 But they shouted, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”
John 19:16 Then Pilate handed him over to the soldiers to be crucified. So they took charge of Jesus,

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